Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 4, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 4, 1989
Start: 1989-05-04T00:00
End: 1989-05-04T21:40
Location: Oklahoma

May 4, 1989 · NWS OKC · 37 events in 25 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

20 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Logan

When: May 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.130, -97.650

Hail, Blaine

When: May 4, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -98.420

Hail, Canadian

When: May 4, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -98.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingfisher

When: May 4, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 35.850, -97.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: May 4, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 4, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 4, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, McClain

When: May 4, 1:50 AM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.870, -97.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: May 4, 1:50 AM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.020, -97.330

Hail, Seminole

When: May 4, 2:20 AM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.950, -96.520

Hail, Garvin

When: May 4, 2:22 AM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: May 4, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.870, -96.650

Hail, Murray

When: May 4, 2:38 AM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -96.970

Hail, Murray

When: May 4, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -96.970

Hail, Harmon

When: May 4, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Harmon County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.800, -99.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: May 4, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Hughes County
Coordinates: 34.950, -96.330

Hail, Muskogee

When: May 4, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -95.270

Hail, Johnston

When: May 4, 3:26 AM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -96.670

Hail, Jackson

When: May 4, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -99.650

Hail, Bryan

When: May 4, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Bryan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.030, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Harmon

When: May 4, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Harmon County
Coordinates: 34.730, -99.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When: May 4, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.520, -99.170

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 4, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 4, 6:57 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 4, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 34.470, -99.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 4, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 34.550, -99.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When: May 4, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.380, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: May 4, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Coordinates: 34.420, -98.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: May 4, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 34.620, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When: May 4, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.230, -99.080

Hail, Adair

When: May 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Adair County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Cotton

When: May 4, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Coordinates: 34.270, -98.350

Hail, Johnston

When: May 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -96.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: May 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.180, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Love

When: May 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Love County
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 34.100, -97.580

Hail, Bryan

When: May 4, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Bryan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.150, -96.370

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10100744, 10100745, 10100746, 10105022, 10105023, 10105024, 10105025, 10105026, 10105027, 10105028, 10105029, 10105030, 10105031, 10100758, 10100759, 10100760, 10100761, 10100762, 10100763, 10100764, 10100765, 10100766, 10100767, 10100768, 10100769, 10100770, 10100771, 10100772, 10100773, 10100774, 10100775, 10100776, 10100777, 10100778, 10100779, 10100780, 10100781.